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Sorry for posting so much this week but I feel like I'm getting way worse then before starting treatment everyday is somthing
new. Today I woke up with my left hand finger tips all numb. Getting really nervous what do I do?
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steve1906
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Numbness in hands and fingers can be caused by many different things, including Lyme and Co’s - (Do a search online).
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Numbness of fingers and arms going to sleep from laying down is sometimes a symptom of neck irregularities and the need for a good neck adjustment as some nerve has pressure on it. I've had this as well as my husband and neck adjustments were the answer. My husband has had it real bad, enduring the troublsome symptoms for months and his answer was to go to a neurologist which I talked him out of. The chiropractor fixed it in short order.
If lyme is affecting the cartalage between the neck vertebra then an adjustment may really be called for. My neighbor who had lyme for 20 years has suffered pretty bad joint deterioration of the neck from lyme. Chiropractic helps him a lot... eventually he will have to have surgery as the joints continue to degrade with age
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I don't know what happened I woke up and my fingers were numb i dragged myself to work and forgot about it as I kept busy and they are fine now. Was pretty scared earlier though
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This used to happen with my left toes. Sometimes it would last for months. It has resolved with treatment.
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- This will happen again, and again. And on and off. With different digits, likely, too. Sometimes, it may go away for a while -- or not.
The thing is to know that you are seeing the very best ILADS educated LL doctor you can, (if not, at least doing the best you can DIRECTLY targeting infections with support).
Then, just know that all kinds of symptoms will be bouncing around. It's just the neighborhood, so to speak. The way things work in the land of lyme, even during treatment.
Still certain support measures are essential. Be sure you are covering all the bases. Then it's easier to roll with the punches. -
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- "Required" reading for anyone who really wants to understand. Plan something refreshing for yourself after pouring through this. Take it in steps, it is a rough format so you may want to copy, paste and then change font and add some space breaks for your "study" copy.
This article is essential reading to gain an understanding of what it's like to HAVE lyme. This can be frightening, yet it is informative -- and then empowering so that symptoms and patterns are not so scary.
And, with the best ILADS educated LLMD or LL ND we can secure (and if not, the best articles and books by the best of the bunch) . . . we can be somewhat calm knowing that all the bases are covered and there is a chance for success.
It just may take a while. And, of course, not all symptoms come at the same time, not everyone gets all symptoms, either. The rotation is both a blessing and curse. The blessing part, and part that provides hope, is that each night when we go to bed we can tell ourselves that, maybe, maybe tomorrow will be okay.
If it is, wonderful. If not, maybe later in the day will be better. It often is. Sometime during each day is usually better. So we have a sense of it not being so -- (word retrieval is just so gone).
But, as nice as it is not to have most symptoms carved in stone for even all of any one day, it's so hard to know when we can do this or that -- and know for sure. And it makes it harder for others to understand when symptoms come and go like clouds. Even hard for us to understand. It's does a number on even the most stable sense of self reliance. -
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- About awakening with numb fingers or any hand pain:
If you can sleep with a wrist splint like used for carpal tunnel, that might help.
Magnesium, too. Fish oil as well.
Be aware of your ergonomics all day, with all activity so as to have proper mechanical alignment of all body parts and safe action when even cutting vegetables, typing, lifting a pot from the stove, etc.
Make sure your pillow supports your neck and that sleeping posture is not a strain on your neck or arms.
All this (and other things) can help, they may help some or not at all. Still, it is vital to do this "ergonomic check" and "support" because without it, it could be worse. With it, we have a much better chance. -
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- Worse with treatment, you say? What can help, what must be on board (still, treatment can be rough, though these methods will help with some protection and varying degrees of relief):
LIVER & KIDNEY SUPPORT & and several HERXHEIMER support links, too. -
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- For those with neurological conditions such as lyme, certain food additives can cause number fingers, too, especially aspartame. Gluten, can, too.
Excitotoxins; MSG; Aspartame; & "Natural" Flavors (that are not likely natural at all); -
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This method is safe for those with lyme. With lyme, absolutely NO cracking, sudden twisting of the neck or spine should be done. This technique does not do that.
Often covered by insurance. You may ask your LLMd if they know someone for your body work - or ask your local lyme support group if they know any LL professionals -- not to treat lyme but so they know about what the nervous system but, still, just emphasis that not twisting the neck or spine and just about anyone with UPLEDGER will be okay.
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You might want to bookmark or copy this URL to your research work page -- for reference as detail on this may not be all relevant now yet could be so in the future. -
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